Hello Ann,
I recommend the Pat Coleby ideas to many clients and friends who manage
animals with the proviso that they have to understand what the likely
mineral deficiencies are in the environment in which the animals grow.
If their diet is limited in any of the trace and basic elements (you can
check by soil or foliar testing of pasture), they will seek these in
whatever form can be readily obtained. I suggest the use of the ingredients
she suggests (copper sulphate, sulphur, salt, dolomite, seaweed meal)but
that they be made available as separate items so that the stock can select
what they want when they want it. There have been times I know of where
liver copper toxicity has been a problem because the animal has taken the
mix and ingested more copper than it required. It was most likely needing
more seaweed meal than the copper but found itself being poisoned by the
imbalance.
In short, check the background mineral status in your area and of the
brought in feed and make the individual ingredients available free-choice.
Best regards,
Gerhard Grasser
(Hon) Secretary, Organic Federation of Australia
Chair, Traders & Intermedaries Advisory Board, OFA www.ofa.org.au
AgriSolutions Pty Ltd
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-----Original Message-----
From: graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz [mailto:graze-l-admin@witt.ac.nz] On Behalf
Of Ann Tiplady & John Sease
Sent: Friday, 14 April 2006 3:42 AM
To: graze-l@witt.ac.nz
Subject: [Graze-l] Cu, S, and Ca/Mg for beef and sheep
Anyone have any experience with using high Cu and/or S mineral mixes such as
suggested by Pat Coleby, for beef or sheep?
She recommends using dolomite as part of the mix, or sometimes offering
plain dolomite. Anyone have any experience with this? Is there a special
form of dolomite, or should I just buy something at a garden shop? Will
your animals eat it?
thanks, Ann
Vermont
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